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Sylvester Magee Remembered

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Birth of Marion County in 1811

The Year 1811 and the Birth of Marion County By Chris Watts, Marion County Museum and Archives Our home county of Marion was officially created on Monday, December 9, 1811, and is one of several U.S. counties with the distinction of being named for General Francis Marion, a hero of the American Revolution highly esteemed [...]

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Marion County Bicentennial

Marion County is celebrating its 200th Birthday this year!!!  Established in 1811, Marion County was part of the original Mississippi Territory before Mississippi became a state, and it was host for the Pearl River Convention for Statehood in 1816.  There are numerous events planned throughout the year to celebrate our Bicentennial in 2011, after the [...]

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New Marion County Brochure

A new brochure has been designed for the historical sites of Marion County as a combined effort of the Tourism Committee of the Marion County Development Partnership and the Marion County Historical Society.  The tri-fold brochure features interesting sites such as the John Ford Home, the Hugh White Governor’s Mansion, the Marion County Courthouse, the [...]

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Ten Generals Exhibit

The Marion County and City of Columbia Museum recently presented an exhibit featuring ten military Generals that visited Marion County before the year 1865.  Two of these Generals became Presidents of the United States, and one became Governor of the Mississippi Territory.  The Ten Generals Exhibit was assembled by Marion County Historical Society members Chris [...]

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Ann Simmons Proclamation

Longtime Historical Society President Ann Atkinson Simmons has passed the torch after 27 years of service to the Marion County Historical Society.  Her successor, the new President of the Historical Society, Lori Watts, presented Mrs. Simmons a Proclamation, from the Mayor’s office, to show appreciation for all of the many things that she has done [...]

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Civil War Anniversary Video

Check out this video from Walt Grayson on his WLBT show “Look Around Mississippi” about the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in Mississippi. Share on Facebook

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Video: Tecumseh’s Vision

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